AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fifth Edition

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fifth Edition

By Suzanne Burns, Sarah Delgado

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fifth Edition, written by Suzanne Burns and Sarah Delgado, is a peer-reviewed guide that covers all the essential details on the care of adult progressive care patients and their families. It is an engaging, evidence-based guide that provides everything nurses and students need to know to provide safe, effective progressive care. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, this succinct, comprehensive resource delivers the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients and their families.

This book is the standard-bearer of critical care nursing guides. Nurses who are going through orientation on the hospital floor or enrolled in critical care courses will find AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing an excellent resource. It presents information you need to provide safe, competent nursing care to the majority of progressive care patients, with a wide range of underlying diagnoses. Moreover, it covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult, progressive care patients. The guide also offers advanced progressive care concepts to support the delivery of specialized care.

One of the strengths of the book is its practical, building-block organization that starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts. This feature is supported by helpful tables and algorithms that make it easier for the reader to grasp complex concepts. The authors provide a review of the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients, making the book a key resource for nurses and students.

The book’s engaging style and evidence-based content make it an excellent resource for nurses working in a critical care setting. The authors, who are top experts in the field, have done an excellent job of synthesizing complex information into a concise, easy-to-understand guide. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing is an essential reference for critical care nurses and students, providing all they need to know to provide safe, effective care.

The book is divided into four sections, each covering specific topics and information relevant to progressive care patients. The first section provides information on the essentials of progressive care nursing. The second section covers pathological conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult, progressive care patients. The third section offers advanced progressive care concepts to support the delivery of specialized care. Finally, the fourth section contains key reference information that features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, summary tables of cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, and treatment guides, and new crisis standards of care content.

In terms of organization, the book is well-structured and easy to navigate. Its extensive references and practical examples make it a valuable resource for students and experienced nurses who want to improve their knowledge of progressive care nursing. The text is also readable, and the authors use clear, concise language that makes difficult concepts more understandable.

In conclusion, AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Fifth Edition is an essential resource for nurses and students who work in a critical care setting. The book presents the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients and their families. Its engaging, evidence-based style, and practical, building-block organization make it a valuable resource that provides everything nurses and students need to provide safe, effective progressive care. I highly recommend this book to everyone working in a critical care setting.

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